Srilata Raman, University of Toronto

Research

Dalit Subaltern Caste Tamil literature Monasteries Non-elites and elite religion Theology Hermeneutics

Latest funding

Dalit Vedanta: Religious Assertion and Caste Sublimation in Colonial South India
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$57,795
Colonial Calamities: Hunger, Fasting and Feeding in Tamil South India.
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$72,244

Dalit Vedanta: Religious Assertion and Caste Sublimation in Colonial South India

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Raman, Srilata

Keywords: Dalit; Subaltern; Caste; Tamil literature; Monasteries; Non-elites and elite religion; Theology; Hermeneutics; Colonialism; Print and Book History

$57,795

Colonial Calamities: Hunger, Fasting and Feeding in Tamil South India.

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Raman, Srilata

Keywords: (1) Cultural History; (2) Hunger; (3) Fasting; (4) Feeding; (5) Tamil literature; (6) Literary Representations; (7) Religion; (8) Hermeneutics; (9) Colonialism; (10) Post-colonialism

$72,244

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dalit Dear Professor Raman, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on dalit connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Dalit Vedanta: Religious Assertion and Caste Sublimation in Colonial South India" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]